Huo Ci…
This strange and ambiguous combination made the major general freeze all over. He turned his head slightly and remained silent, appearing somewhat submissive as he stood behind Huo Xianfeng.
West didn’t notice Jiang Ci’s strange reaction. After all, as a member of the Illusory God Church who highly regarded themselves, they generally didn’t pay much attention to ordinary people like how humans wouldn’t glance at ants
“That was quite clever just now. What did you use to do?”
“Oh…”
Huo Xianfeng put on a look of honesty and compliance.
“I did a bit of everything, mostly manual labor, as long as it paid. I‘ve heard they needed workers here at the factory, so I came to work as a temporary worker.”
At this moment, a guard walked up to West and whispered something respectfully. After listening, West casually glanced at the black chimpanzee lying on the ground.
Huo Xianfeng knew they would send someone to check where the tranquilizer needles had been injected. After he fired three shots of tranquilizers, he fired a few more, but this time they didn’t specifically target the wounds but randomly selected spots.
Therefore, after the guard inspected the wound and the positions of the tranquilizer needles, the conclusion would only be that this kid had accidentally hit the right spot. Only three needles had hit the wound, purely a stroke of luck.
“Alright, I got it.”
After all, it would be highly unreasonable for a temporary worker to have such remarkable skills. But now it seemed that he was just a gutsy poor kid.
With this in mind, West’s slightly cold gaze softened a bit.
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West was somewhat suspicious. He suddenly reached out and pinched Huo Xianfeng’s shoulder and arms, and his eyebrows raised in slight surprise.
“Well, although you look like a pretty boy at first glance, you do seem to have some strength.”
Huo • Pretty boy • Xianfeng: “………”
What, handsome people can’t be strong?
Jiang Ci, listening to the whole convo, silently pursued his lips, hiding an almost undetectable smile.
After all, he had always been looked down upon because of his overly outstanding appearance. This time, with Huo Xianfeng taking the spotlight, it gave him a sense of balance, like “finally, someone is like me.”
West withdrew his hand, crossed his arms across his chest, and spoke in a condescending tone.
“I happen to need someone strong right now. Come with me.”
With Geda having broken his leg, he could only watch over the transport of the C-grade asset alone, and they were indeed short-handed.
This statement played right into Huo Xianfeng’s hands, or rather, he had orchestrated this little act just now to take advantage of this opportunity to enter a more confidential area with these few Church members.
However, the other party would certainly not rashly bring two temporary workers with them. So Huo Xianfeng deliberately waited until the black chimpanzee had broken one of the disciple’s legs before making his move.
But now, Huo Xianfeng showed a hint of hesitation. He lowered his gaze.
“But, sir, if I go with you, then what about him…”
He didn’t finish his sentence, but intentionally displayed his hand holding Jiang Ci’s in front of the disciples.
West’s gaze was led down by Huo Xianfeng’s eyes, and he happened to see the two holding hands. But this was just the beginning, because the next moment, he saw the young man intentionally loosen his grip slightly, then hook his finger into Jiang Ci’s, slowly and leisurely intertwining their fingers.
—Eventually, their ten fingers interlocked together.
West: “………..”
Jiang Ci: “…………???”
Their act of holding hands just now was only to better convey the message, but West’s sudden approach prevented Jiang Ci from withdrawing his hand in time. Yet, he never expected Huo Xianfeng to be bold enough to do such a thing in public?!!
In that instant, the tiny electric currents that made contact with his skin seeped into his bones, almost making Jiang Ci feel that his entire forearm had gone numb in just a few seconds.
But he couldn’t immediately shake off or withdraw his hand now because all eyes around them were focused on their interlocked hands. In the end, the major general could only stand stiffly in place, silently lowering his head.
He completely couldn’t control and couldn’t imagine what expression he should show right now. But this posture, when seen from a third person’s perspective, was completely bashful.
“Sorry about that, sir,” Huo Xianfeng’s face showed a mix of embarrassment and a hint of anticipation, and the meaning of this action was very obvious. “My family member here is timid and delicate, he can’t even be away from me for a minute. Could you…?”
The timid and delicate Jiang Ci: “………”
The major general maintained a poker face, showing no sign of shock, just quietly watching Huo Xianfeng’s performance.
—He was already used to this guy’s earnest nonsense.
But upon hearing this, West’s eyes darkened suddenly. This guy actually wanted to bring another person along?!
After all, no ordinary person dared to negotiate conditions with the Church. The fact that he took a liking to this guy was the other party’s blessing, yet he dared to think of bargaining and bringing along his family?!
“You…!”
Before the angry reprimand could come out, Huo Xianfeng quickly seized the opportunity to speak.
“Can you give me two minutes to coax him?”
The young man crossed his fingers, his tone brimming with fearlessness as he promised.
“I’ll just say a few words and then I’ll go with you immediately. From now on, I won’t hesitate to go through mountains of swords and the sea of fire!”
West choked up: “……..??”
Thanks for the chapter
He just spouted such nonsense with a straight face 😭😭😂😂😂😂
He needs to audition for America’s Got Talent! 👩🍳
Thank you for the chapter 😍
Huo-shameless-xianfeng is back at it again! 🤣
😂 Thanks for the chapter!